-ZǪ́Ǫ́Z
Navajo
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *hus (“to stretch”), from Pre-Proto-Athabaskan *həwəs. Cognate with -LÓÓZ (“to lead”) and -DZĮ́Į́Z (“to drag”).
Cognate root found in Ahtna niniyuus (“stretch it out!”), Koyukon kʼətalhuł (“to spread something out”), Chipewyan tɛsθuθ (“I am dragging it”), naasdðuθ (“I usually turn it inside out”), Mattole -yoos (“to skin it”).
Root
-ZǪ́Ǫ́Z
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O + Ø | motion |
S pulls O, tears O
|
2. to be striped
| Theme | Category | Bases | Transitive bases (O + ł) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ni + d | adjectival |
S is striped
|
Stem set
| Aspect | IMP | PERF | FUT | ITER | OPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOM | -zǫ́ǫ́s | -zǫ́ǫ́z | -zǫ́ǫ́s | -zǫ́ǫ́s | -zǫ́ǫ́s |
| CONT | -zǫ́ǫ́z | -zǫ́ǫ́z | -zǫ́ǫ́s | -zǫ́ǫ́s | -zǫ́ǫ́z |
| NEUT | - | -zǫ́ǫ́z | - | - | - |
See also Appendix: Roots and stems derivation.
Derived terms
Navajo terms belonging to the root -ZǪ́Ǫ́Z (pull gently)
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